Wilbur and orville wright brothers biography lesson

WILBUR AND ORVILLE WRIGHT LESSON

Directions:

Print the Wilbur and Orville Wright reading comprehension passage and questions (see below).

Students should read the story silently, then answer the questions about the story that follow.

Excerpt from passage

Have you ever been on an airplane?

You may have flown to go someplace on vacation or to visit a relative for the holidays. Either way, you would not have been able to fly if it had not been for Wilbur and Orville Wright. The Wright Brothers were the first to ever fly an airplane.

The Beginning of the Wright Brothers

Orville and Wilbur were both born in the Midwest.

Wilbur and orville wright facts

Their parents had five children. Orville and Wilbur were the two youngest boys. They had two older brothers, Reuchlin and Lorin and a younger sister, Katharine. Wilbur was born on April 16, 1867 in Millville, Indiana. Orville, the youngest Wright boy, wa